The identities of the victims tragically killed in the terror attack on Bondi Beach, Sydney are starting to be shared hours after the fatal attack – with footballer Dan Elkayam the latest to be named
A Sydney football club has paid tribute to one of its players who was killed in the Bondi Beach shooting.
At least 16 people, including one gunman, are dead and 40 others remain in hospital with injuries following a mass shooting on Australia’s Bondi Beach. Gunmen opened fire at a Jewish festival on the beach with a much-loved British Rabbi and a 10-year-old girl, caught up in the horrific terror attack.
Police have declared the attack a “terrorist incident” and confirmed that a 50-year-old gunman is also dead. Officers also discovered “several” explosive devices at the beach, believed to be linked to the dead gunman. A second attacker, identified by a senior law enforcement official as Naveed Akram, has been injured and is in police custody. Police said the attackers were father and son.
The identities of the victims tragically killed in the terror incident are starting to be shared hours after the fatal attack. One of the latest to be identified is a 27-year-old french national.
Dan Elkayam, 27, has been named by President Emmanuel Macron as being among the dead. Elkayam was a member of the Rockdale Ilinden football club’s Premier League One team in southern Sydney.
The club have taken to social media to share a heartfelt statement. “It is with extreme shock and sadness to discover our Premier League 1 player – Dan Elkayam – was a victim of the horrendous, tragic and senseless events at Bondi Beach on Sunday 14th Dec 2025,” the club posted on Facebook.
It continued: “Dan was an integral member of our PL1 Squad in 2025 – who was an extremely talented and popular figure amongst team mates. Our deepest and sincerest condolances to Dan’s family, friends and all that knew him. He will be missed. May he Rest in Peace – Memory be Eternal.”
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